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Stockport and Gloucester

108,432 and 122,420 residents (mid-2024).

Stockport is higher than Gloucester on 21 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 16 of 22 per resident and 15 of 22 in total.

On 6 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Per person in the age group

Stockport is higher on 21 of 22 measures, and Gloucester on 1. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Stockport Gloucester

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stockport £4,495, Gloucester £4,151Gloucester: £4,151Stockport: £4,495Gloucester: £4,169Stockport: £4,514Gloucester: £3,937Stockport: £4,264

    £4,495£4,514£4,264Stockport is higherDepends on how you count£4,151£4,169£3,937

  2. Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Stockport £13,355, Gloucester £12,815Gloucester: £12,815Stockport: £13,355Gloucester: £12,869Stockport: £13,412Gloucester: £12,155Stockport: £12,668

    £13,355£13,412£12,668Stockport is higherDepends on how you count£12,815£12,869£12,155

  3. Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Stockport £2,567, Gloucester £2,132Gloucester: £2,132Stockport: £2,567Gloucester: £2,141Stockport: £2,578Gloucester: £2,022Stockport: £2,435

    £2,567£2,578£2,435Stockport is higher£2,132£2,141£2,022

  4. State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Stockport £11,840, Gloucester £11,485Gloucester: £11,485Stockport: £11,840Gloucester: £11,534Stockport: £11,890Gloucester: £10,894Stockport: £11,231

    £11,840£11,890£11,231Stockport is higherDepends on how you count£11,485£11,534£10,894

  5. Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Stockport £643, Gloucester £518Gloucester: £518Stockport: £643Gloucester: £521Stockport: £646Gloucester: £492Stockport: £610

    £643£646£610Stockport is higher£518£521£492

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per person aged 66 and over: Stockport £835, Gloucester £782Gloucester: £782Stockport: £835Gloucester: £786Stockport: £838Gloucester: £742Stockport: £792

    £835£838£792Stockport is higherDepends on how you count£782£786£742

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per person aged 66 and over: Stockport £38, Gloucester £28Gloucester: £28Stockport: £38Gloucester: £29Stockport: £38Gloucester: £27Stockport: £36

    £38£38£36Stockport is higher£28£29£27

  8. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stockport £551, Gloucester £442Gloucester: £442Stockport: £551Gloucester: £444Stockport: £553Gloucester: £420Stockport: £523

    £551£553£523Stockport is higher£442£444£420

  9. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stockport £163, Gloucester £129Gloucester: £129Stockport: £163Gloucester: £129Stockport: £164Gloucester: £122Stockport: £155

    £163£164£155Stockport is higher£129£129£122

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per person aged 16 to 64: Stockport £125, Gloucester £103Gloucester: £103Stockport: £125Gloucester: £104Stockport: £126Gloucester: £98Stockport: £119

    £125£126£119Stockport is higher£103£104£98

  11. Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Stockport £1,980, Gloucester £1,693Gloucester: £1,693Stockport: £1,980Gloucester: £1,701Stockport: £1,988Gloucester: £1,606Stockport: £1,878

    £1,980£1,988£1,878Stockport is higher£1,693£1,701£1,606

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stockport £228, Gloucester £263Gloucester: £263Stockport: £228Gloucester: £264Stockport: £229Gloucester: £249Stockport: £216

    £228£229£216Gloucester is higher£263£264£249

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stockport £445, Gloucester £323Gloucester: £323Stockport: £445Gloucester: £325Stockport: £447Gloucester: £307Stockport: £422

    £445£447£422Stockport is higher£323£325£307

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Stockport £9.09, Gloucester £6.01Gloucester: £6.01Stockport: £9.09Gloucester: £6.03Stockport: £9.13Gloucester: £5.70Stockport: £8.62

    £9.09£9.13£8.62Stockport is higher£6.01£6.03£5.70

  15. Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Stockport £7.69, Gloucester £5.53Gloucester: £5.53Stockport: £7.69Gloucester: £5.56Stockport: £7.72Gloucester: £5.25Stockport: £7.29

    £7.69£7.72£7.29Stockport is higher£5.53£5.56£5.25

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stockport £7.59, Gloucester £5.66Gloucester: £5.66Stockport: £7.59Gloucester: £5.69Stockport: £7.62Gloucester: £5.37Stockport: £7.20

    £7.59£7.62£7.20Stockport is higher£5.66£5.69£5.37

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Stockport 1,041.3, Gloucester 1,024.2Gloucester: 1,024.2Stockport: 1,041.3

    1,041.3Stockport is higherDepends on how you count1,024.2

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Stockport 154.3, Gloucester 114.3Gloucester: 114.3Stockport: 154.3

    154.3Stockport is higher114.3

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Stockport 179.1, Gloucester 166.4Gloucester: 166.4Stockport: 179.1

    179.1Stockport is higherDepends on how you count166.4

  20. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stockport 83.8, Gloucester 67.1Gloucester: 67.1Stockport: 83.8

    83.8Stockport is higher67.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Stockport 232.3, Gloucester 195.6Gloucester: 195.6Stockport: 232.3

    232.3Stockport is higher195.6

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Stockport 27.8, Gloucester 22.4Gloucester: 22.4Stockport: 27.8

    27.8Stockport is higher22.4

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Stockport and Gloucester, per person in the age group
MeasureStockportGloucesterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,495£4,514£4,264£4,151£4,169£3,937Stockport
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,355£13,412£12,668£12,815£12,869£12,155Stockport
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,567£2,578£2,435£2,132£2,141£2,022Stockport
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,840£11,890£11,231£11,485£11,534£10,894Stockport
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£643£646£610£518£521£492Stockport
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£835£838£792£782£786£742Stockport
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£38£38£36£28£29£27Stockport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£551£553£523£442£444£420Stockport
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£163£164£155£129£129£122Stockport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£125£126£119£103£104£98Stockport
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£1,980£1,988£1,878£1,693£1,701£1,606Stockport
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£228£229£216£263£264£249Gloucester
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£445£447£422£323£325£307Stockport
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£9.09£9.13£8.62£6.01£6.03£5.70Stockport
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.69£7.72£7.29£5.53£5.56£5.25Stockport
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.59£7.62£7.20£5.66£5.69£5.37Stockport
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,041.31,024.2Stockport
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026154.3114.3Stockport
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026179.1166.4Stockport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202683.867.1Stockport
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026232.3195.6Stockport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202627.822.4Stockport

Per resident

Stockport is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and Gloucester on 6. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Stockport Gloucester

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Stockport £4,495, Gloucester £4,151Gloucester: £4,151Stockport: £4,495Gloucester: £4,169Stockport: £4,514Gloucester: £3,937Stockport: £4,264

    £4,495£4,514£4,264Stockport is higherDepends on how you count£4,151£4,169£3,937

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Stockport £1,867, Gloucester £1,936Gloucester: £1,936Stockport: £1,867Gloucester: £1,944Stockport: £1,875Gloucester: £1,836Stockport: £1,771

    £1,867£1,875£1,771Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£1,936£1,944£1,836

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Stockport £1,678, Gloucester £1,376Gloucester: £1,376Stockport: £1,678Gloucester: £1,382Stockport: £1,685Gloucester: £1,305Stockport: £1,592

    £1,678£1,685£1,592Stockport is higher£1,376£1,382£1,305

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Stockport £1,655, Gloucester £1,735Gloucester: £1,735Stockport: £1,655Gloucester: £1,743Stockport: £1,663Gloucester: £1,646Stockport: £1,570

    £1,655£1,663£1,570Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£1,735£1,743£1,646

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Stockport £90, Gloucester £78Gloucester: £78Stockport: £90Gloucester: £79Stockport: £90Gloucester: £74Stockport: £85

    £90£90£85Stockport is higher£78£79£74

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Stockport £117, Gloucester £118Gloucester: £118Stockport: £117Gloucester: £119Stockport: £117Gloucester: £112Stockport: £111

    £117£117£111Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count£118£119£112

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Stockport £5.26, Gloucester £4.29Gloucester: £4.29Stockport: £5.26Gloucester: £4.31Stockport: £5.28Gloucester: £4.07Stockport: £4.99

    £5.26£5.28£4.99Stockport is higher£4.29£4.31£4.07

  8. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Stockport £551, Gloucester £442Gloucester: £442Stockport: £551Gloucester: £444Stockport: £553Gloucester: £420Stockport: £523

    £551£553£523Stockport is higher£442£444£420

  9. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Stockport £163, Gloucester £129Gloucester: £129Stockport: £163Gloucester: £129Stockport: £164Gloucester: £122Stockport: £155

    £163£164£155Stockport is higher£129£129£122

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Stockport £82, Gloucester £67Gloucester: £67Stockport: £82Gloucester: £67Stockport: £82Gloucester: £63Stockport: £78

    £82£82£78Stockport is higher£67£67£63

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Stockport £1,295, Gloucester £1,093Gloucester: £1,093Stockport: £1,295Gloucester: £1,098Stockport: £1,300Gloucester: £1,037Stockport: £1,228

    £1,295£1,300£1,228Stockport is higher£1,093£1,098£1,037

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Stockport £228, Gloucester £263Gloucester: £263Stockport: £228Gloucester: £264Stockport: £229Gloucester: £249Stockport: £216

    £228£229£216Gloucester is higher£263£264£249

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Stockport £291, Gloucester £209Gloucester: £209Stockport: £291Gloucester: £210Stockport: £292Gloucester: £198Stockport: £276

    £291£292£276Stockport is higher£209£210£198

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Stockport £5.95, Gloucester £3.88Gloucester: £3.88Stockport: £5.95Gloucester: £3.90Stockport: £5.97Gloucester: £3.68Stockport: £5.64

    £5.95£5.97£5.64Stockport is higher£3.88£3.90£3.68

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Stockport £5.03, Gloucester £3.57Gloucester: £3.57Stockport: £5.03Gloucester: £3.59Stockport: £5.05Gloucester: £3.39Stockport: £4.77

    £5.03£5.05£4.77Stockport is higher£3.57£3.59£3.39

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Stockport £7.59, Gloucester £5.66Gloucester: £5.66Stockport: £7.59Gloucester: £5.69Stockport: £7.62Gloucester: £5.37Stockport: £7.20

    £7.59£7.62£7.20Stockport is higher£5.66£5.69£5.37

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Stockport 145.6, Gloucester 154.7Gloucester: 154.7Stockport: 145.6

    145.6Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count154.7

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stockport 21.6, Gloucester 17.3Gloucester: 17.3Stockport: 21.6

    21.6Stockport is higher17.3

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stockport 25.1, Gloucester 25.1Gloucester: 25.1Stockport: 25.1

    25.1Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count25.1

  20. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stockport 83.8, Gloucester 67.1Gloucester: 67.1Stockport: 83.8

    83.8Stockport is higher67.1

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Stockport 151.9, Gloucester 126.3Gloucester: 126.3Stockport: 151.9

    151.9Stockport is higher126.3

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Stockport 18.2, Gloucester 14.4Gloucester: 14.4Stockport: 18.2

    18.2Stockport is higher14.4

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Stockport and Gloucester, per resident
MeasureStockportGloucesterHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£4,495£4,514£4,264£4,151£4,169£3,937Stockport
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,867£1,875£1,771£1,936£1,944£1,836Gloucester
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,678£1,685£1,592£1,376£1,382£1,305Stockport
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£1,655£1,663£1,570£1,735£1,743£1,646Gloucester
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£90£90£85£78£79£74Stockport
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£117£117£111£118£119£112Gloucester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£5.26£5.28£4.99£4.29£4.31£4.07Stockport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£551£553£523£442£444£420Stockport
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£163£164£155£129£129£122Stockport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£82£82£78£67£67£63Stockport
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,295£1,300£1,228£1,093£1,098£1,037Stockport
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£228£229£216£263£264£249Gloucester
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£291£292£276£209£210£198Stockport
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£5.95£5.97£5.64£3.88£3.90£3.68Stockport
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£5.03£5.05£4.77£3.57£3.59£3.39Stockport
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.59£7.62£7.20£5.66£5.69£5.37Stockport
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026145.6154.7Gloucester
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202621.617.3Stockport
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202625.125.1Gloucester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 202683.867.1Stockport
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026151.9126.3Stockport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202618.214.4Stockport

Total

Stockport is higher on 15 of 22 measures, and Gloucester on 7. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Stockport Gloucester

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Stockport £487.4m, Gloucester £508.2mGloucester: £508.2mStockport: £487.4mGloucester: £510.3mStockport: £489.5mGloucester: £482.0mStockport: £462.3m

    £487.4m£489.5m£462.3mGloucester is higherDepends on how you count£508.2m£510.3m£482.0m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Stockport £202.5m, Gloucester £237.0mGloucester: £237.0mStockport: £202.5mGloucester: £238.0mStockport: £203.3mGloucester: £224.8mStockport: £192.1m

    £202.5m£203.3m£192.1mGloucester is higherDepends on how you count£237.0m£238.0m£224.8m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Stockport £182.0m, Gloucester £168.4mGloucester: £168.4mStockport: £182.0mGloucester: £169.1mStockport: £182.8mGloucester: £159.8mStockport: £172.6m

    £182.0m£182.8m£172.6mStockport is higher£168.4m£169.1m£159.8m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Stockport £179.5m, Gloucester £212.4mGloucester: £212.4mStockport: £179.5mGloucester: £213.3mStockport: £180.3mGloucester: £201.5mStockport: £170.3m

    £179.5m£180.3m£170.3mGloucester is higherDepends on how you count£212.4m£213.3m£201.5m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Stockport £9.8m, Gloucester £9.6mGloucester: £9.6mStockport: £9.8mGloucester: £9.6mStockport: £9.8mGloucester: £9.1mStockport: £9.2m

    £9.8m£9.8m£9.2mStockport is higher£9.6m£9.6m£9.1m

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stockport £12.7m, Gloucester £14.5mGloucester: £14.5mStockport: £12.7mGloucester: £14.5mStockport: £12.7mGloucester: £13.7mStockport: £12.0m

    £12.7m£12.7m£12.0mGloucester is higherDepends on how you count£14.5m£14.5m£13.7m

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Stockport £0.57m, Gloucester £0.52mGloucester: £0.52mStockport: £0.57mGloucester: £0.53mStockport: £0.57mGloucester: £0.50mStockport: £0.54m

    £0.57m£0.57m£0.54mStockport is higher£0.52m£0.53m£0.50m

  8. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stockport £59.8m, Gloucester £54.1mGloucester: £54.1mStockport: £59.8mGloucester: £54.4mStockport: £60.0mGloucester: £51.4mStockport: £56.7m

    £59.8m£60.0m£56.7mStockport is higher£54.1m£54.4m£51.4m

  9. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Stockport £17.7m, Gloucester £15.7mGloucester: £15.7mStockport: £17.7mGloucester: £15.8mStockport: £17.8mGloucester: £14.9mStockport: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.8m£16.8mStockport is higher£15.7m£15.8m£14.9m

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stockport £8.9m, Gloucester £8.2mGloucester: £8.2mStockport: £8.9mGloucester: £8.2mStockport: £8.9mGloucester: £7.7mStockport: £8.4m

    £8.9m£8.9m£8.4mStockport is higher£8.2m£8.2m£7.7m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Stockport £140.4m, Gloucester £133.8mGloucester: £133.8mStockport: £140.4mGloucester: £134.4mStockport: £141.0mGloucester: £126.9mStockport: £133.2m

    £140.4m£141.0m£133.2mStockport is higher£133.8m£134.4m£126.9m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Stockport £24.7m, Gloucester £32.1mGloucester: £32.1mStockport: £24.7mGloucester: £32.3mStockport: £24.8mGloucester: £30.5mStockport: £23.4m

    £24.7m£24.8m£23.4mGloucester is higher£32.1m£32.3m£30.5m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Stockport £31.5m, Gloucester £25.6mGloucester: £25.6mStockport: £31.5mGloucester: £25.7mStockport: £31.7mGloucester: £24.2mStockport: £29.9m

    £31.5m£31.7m£29.9mStockport is higher£25.6m£25.7m£24.2m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Stockport £0.64m, Gloucester £0.47mGloucester: £0.47mStockport: £0.64mGloucester: £0.48mStockport: £0.65mGloucester: £0.45mStockport: £0.61m

    £0.64m£0.65m£0.61mStockport is higher£0.47m£0.48m£0.45m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Stockport £0.54m, Gloucester £0.44mGloucester: £0.44mStockport: £0.54mGloucester: £0.44mStockport: £0.55mGloucester: £0.41mStockport: £0.52m

    £0.54m£0.55m£0.52mStockport is higher£0.44m£0.44m£0.41m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Stockport £0.82m, Gloucester £0.69mGloucester: £0.69mStockport: £0.82mGloucester: £0.70mStockport: £0.83mGloucester: £0.66mStockport: £0.78m

    £0.82m£0.83m£0.78mStockport is higher£0.69m£0.70m£0.66m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Stockport 15,787, Gloucester 18,943Gloucester: 18,943Stockport: 15,787

    15,787Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count18,943

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Stockport 2,339, Gloucester 2,114Gloucester: 2,114Stockport: 2,339

    2,339Stockport is higher2,114

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Stockport 2,716, Gloucester 3,078Gloucester: 3,078Stockport: 2,716

    2,716Gloucester is higherDepends on how you count3,078

  20. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Stockport 9,083, Gloucester 8,212Gloucester: 8,212Stockport: 9,083

    9,083Stockport is higher8,212

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Stockport 16,467, Gloucester 15,459Gloucester: 15,459Stockport: 16,467

    16,467Stockport is higher15,459

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Stockport 1,974, Gloucester 1,767Gloucester: 1,767Stockport: 1,974

    1,974Stockport is higher1,767

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Stockport and Gloucester, total
MeasureStockportGloucesterHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£487.4m£489.5m£462.3m£508.2m£510.3m£482.0mGloucester
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£202.5m£203.3m£192.1m£237.0m£238.0m£224.8mGloucester
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£182.0m£182.8m£172.6m£168.4m£169.1m£159.8mStockport
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£179.5m£180.3m£170.3m£212.4m£213.3m£201.5mGloucester
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£9.8m£9.8m£9.2m£9.6m£9.6m£9.1mStockport
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£12.7m£12.7m£12.0m£14.5m£14.5m£13.7mGloucester
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.57m£0.57m£0.54m£0.52m£0.53m£0.50mStockport
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£59.8m£60.0m£56.7m£54.1m£54.4m£51.4mStockport
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m£15.7m£15.8m£14.9mStockport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£8.9m£8.9m£8.4m£8.2m£8.2m£7.7mStockport
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£140.4m£141.0m£133.2m£133.8m£134.4m£126.9mStockport
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£24.7m£24.8m£23.4m£32.1m£32.3m£30.5mGloucester
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£31.5m£31.7m£29.9m£25.6m£25.7m£24.2mStockport
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.64m£0.65m£0.61m£0.47m£0.48m£0.45mStockport
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.54m£0.55m£0.52m£0.44m£0.44m£0.41mStockport
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.82m£0.83m£0.78m£0.69m£0.70m£0.66mStockport
State Pensiontotal, March 202615,78718,943Gloucester
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,3392,114Stockport
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20262,7163,078Gloucester
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 20269,0838,212Stockport
Universal Credittotal, May 202616,46715,459Stockport
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20261,9741,767Stockport

Sources

Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.

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  3. 3Department for Work and Pensions. Stat-Xplore benefit caseloads and awards. Published 6 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  4. 4Social Security Scotland. Adult Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  6. 6Social Security Scotland. Pension Age Disability Payment statistics to 31 July 2026. Published 14 September 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  10. 10Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by 2024 parliamentary constituency (Nomis NM_2014_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  11. 11National Records of Scotland. Population estimates for other geographies, mid-2011 to mid-2024. Published 31 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.